Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.6.30 and earlier and 5.7.12 and earlier…
Priority LOW 18CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.6.30 and earlier and 5.7.12 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect integrity via vectors related to Server: InnoDB Plugin.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01612 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2016:1601 Released 2016-08-11 · Red Hat rating Importantrh-mysql56-mysql security update
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.32-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.32-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.32-1.el6 +5
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.32-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.32-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.32-1.el7 +5
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.32-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.32-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.32-1.el6 +5
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.32-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.32-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.32-1.el6 +5
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.32-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.32-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.32-1.el7 +5
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.32-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.32-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.32-1.el7 +5
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.32-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.32-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.32-1.el6 +5
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.32-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.32-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.32-1.el7 +5
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1601 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1601 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1601 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1601 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1601 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1601 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1601 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1601 |
Not affected: 12 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
- Red Hat Software Collections
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-8288
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h52q-hp7h-5x52
References
More Oracle Mysql vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-02794 Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-05707 Oracle MySQL through 5.5.52, 5.6.x through 5.6.33, and 5.7.x through 5.7.15; MariaDB… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2003-00723 Buffer overflow in get_salt_from_password from sql_acl.cc for MySQL 4.0.14 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2020-04444 RFD Attack via "Content-Disposition" Header Sourced from Request Input by Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux Application CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2008-00208 Multiple buffer overflows in yaSSL 1.7.5 and earlier, as used in MySQL and possibly other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-01888 Segmentation fault in SSL_check_chain CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2016-8288 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-8288 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h52q-hp7h-5x52 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-8288 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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